17:50 Navan

Saturday 7 September 2019

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Irish EBF Supporting Irish Champions Weekend Maiden

Off time: 17:52 | Winning time: 1m 41.53s

(6)

Accountability²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

4/7

Dubawi colt, cost 240,000 gns as a yearling. Dam a Listed winner and half-sister to a 1m2f Group 1 winner. Promising second of 15 on stable debut at Leopardstown last month 7f. Leading player stepping up in trip.

Form: 0-2

(8)

Darkened^t1²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: N G McCullagh| T: J M Oxx| OR: 74

4/1

Dark Angel gelding and a half-brother to a couple of winners for this stable. Three-race maiden well beaten when stepping up in trip at Gowran Park last month and good chance handicaps will suit in future.

Form: 325

(2)

Dirk Diggler²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: A Mulholland

80/1

Sent off at big prices on each of his five career starts to date before running accordingly in the process. Unlikely to be making a significant impact in this contest.

Form: 005-00

(11)

Fayre Magic^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: Mrs D Foster

50/1

Daughter of Zebedee out of a Danetime mare. Closely related to poor, seven race maiden Zimyla. Dam winner of one of her eight Flat starts on turf over 1m½f. Best watched on debut.

Form:

(17)

Legendre

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S P Bird⁽¹⁰⁾| T: G Keane

20/1

Gelding by Lethal Force out of a Danehill mare. Closely related to winners, Henley, Top Flight Splash and Wave Of Applause. Dam, well held on four career starts.

Form:

(18)

Spirit Of Dawn⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: C P Hoban| T: H Rogers

80/1

Gelding by Zebedee. Half-brother to several winners, including useful 1m1f/1m¼f winner Euphrasia and two-year-old victor, Langavat. Not much to shout about in a couple of poor career starts to date.

Form: 00

(16)

The Tailors Dummy¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J A Heffernan| T: J G Coogan

100/1

Gelding by Vale Of York out of a Hamas mare. Dam, winner and Group 3 runner-up over 1m2f in France. Well beaten and no impression on muddling debut at Roscommon last month.

Form: 0

(4)

Whitsunday Islands^b⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D O'Brien| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 63

9/2

Will have disappointed leading connections in 10 career starts to date, without success in nine starts on turf. Appears one of the yard's lesser lights, with market likely to be the best guide to chances.

Form: 8-73073

(3)

Wicklow Raj³²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: M A Gallagher| T: D Cullen| OR: 45

50/1

€100,000 Iffrajj half-brother to a 2-y-o 1m winner. Well beaten and never nearer in three dismal career starts to date. Others make more appeal on stable debut.

Form: 000-

(13)

Abs Akula¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Ms M Blake

50/1

Daughter of Dream Ahead out of a Commander Collins mare. Dam winner of four of her 36 starts, though well held in Group and Listed company. Not disgraced on debut at Roscommon last month but plenty to prove here.

Form: 8

(5)

Callhersmiley³²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: T P Madden⁽³⁾| T: P McCreery

66/1

€3,000 daughter of Born To Sea is out of an unplaced dam who produced a winner in Greece. Nothing in three innocuous efforts last term and unlikely to be troubling the judge on return to action.

Form: 000-

(19)

Midnight Sunshine¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld

8/1

Daughter of Medaglia d'Oro; a second foal and a half-sister to winner Chiara Luna. Likely to improve on promising debut run at Killarney last month. One to be with taking a large step back in trip.

Form: 4

(1)

Mons Lady^b1⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: James J Doyle| T: G Donnelly

66/1

Filly by Lilbourne Lad out of a Bertolini mare. Dam won on three occasions at 6f/7f on Polytrack. Nothing of note in two career starts so far and others preferred in first-time blinkers.

Form: 00

Non-Runners

(12)

Benedict Roezl

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: E Lynam J: Ben Coen

(9)

Golden Valour³¹⁶

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: R O'Brien J: Chris Hayes

(14)

Bandiuc Eile¹⁶⁹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: J S Bolger J: K J Manning

(10)

Burgundy Rose¹⁹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: A A Howard J: L F Roche

(7)

Espoir Et Bonheur⁷³

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: G P Cromwell J: Gary Carroll

(15)

Upwey⁶⁶

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: Mrs P Dobbs J: Reserve 1

(20)

Romantically¹⁶

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: W McCreery J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Accountability (4/7), Bandiuc Eile (5/2), Darkened (4/1), Whitsunday Islands (9/2), Golden Valour (6/1), Midnight Sunshine (8/1), Benedict Roezl (16/1), Legendre (20/1), Romantically (20/1), Burgundy Rose (33/1), Espoir Et Bonheur (33/1), Wicklow Raj (50/1), Fayre Magic (50/1), Abs Akula (50/1), Callhersmiley (66/1), Mons Lady (66/1), Upwey (66/1), Spirit Of Dawn (80/1), Dirk Diggler (80/1), The Tailors Dummy (100/1)

The Jim Bolger-trained, BANDIUC EILE should have too much in the locker for the majority of rivals in the closer. The daughter of New Approach is rated a full 23lbs ahead of her nearest rival and should be able to land the spoils at the seventh time of asking. The disappointing Ballydoyle representative, Whitsunday Islands is likely to be in the mix along with the Ger Lyons-trained, Accountability who can emerge as the biggest danger and the potential improver, Midnight Sunshine for the Dermot Weld yard.